³¹The king of Aram had given an order to his 32 chariot commanders. He had said, “Fight only against the king of Israel. Don’t fight against anyone else.”

³²The chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat. They thought, “That has to be the king of Israel.” So they turned to attack him. But Jehoshaphat cried out. ³³Then the commanders saw he wasn’t the king of Israel after all. So they stopped chasing him.

³⁴But someone shot an arrow without taking aim. The arrow hit the king of Israel between the parts of his armor. The king told his chariot driver, “Turn the chariot around. Get me out of this battle. I’ve been wounded.” ³⁵All day long the battle continued. The king kept himself standing up by leaning against the inside of his chariot. He kept his face toward the men of Aram. The blood from his wound ran down onto the floor of the chariot. That evening he died.

³⁶As the sun was setting, a cry spread through the army. “Every man must go to his own town!” they said. “Everyone must go to his own land!”

³⁷So the king died. He was brought to Samaria. They buried his body there.

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